As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Luca Cadalora

Nationality: Italy
Bike: Modenas KR3
Born: May 17, 1963(age 63)
Birthplace: Modena

Photos (4)

1989
At this race · Stu Newby · CC BY-SA 2.0
1993
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
1993
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2014
Rainmaker47 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Misano in 1984.

In 125cc (1984–1986): 12 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1987–1989): 26 starts, 2 wins, 6 podiums. In 500cc (1989): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1989–1992): 29 starts, 10 wins, 18 podiums. In 500cc (1993–2000): 62 starts, 5 wins, 18 podiums.

First podium: Nürburgring 1986 (125cc). First win: Nürburgring 1986 (125cc). World champion: 1986 125cc, 1991 250cc, 1992 250cc.

In all, 130 Grand Prix starts, 19 wins and 45 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1993	Japanese GP	500cc	12

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

125cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1984–2000 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1984–1986 ★ 1 titles (1986)

Win rate16.0%

Podium rate36.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.6

153 pts · Poles 6

15 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

250cc1987–1992 ★ 2 titles (1991, 1992)

Win rate25.3%

Podium rate44.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

974 pts · Poles 15

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

33 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

1987	Suzuka	grid 14	13
1987	Jerez	grid 1	2 +12
1987	Hockenheim	grid 8	5 +6
1987	Monza		11
1987	Salzburgring	grid 6	DNF
1987	Rijeka		Did not start
1987	Assen	grid 10	15
1987	Le Mans	grid 23	15
1987	Donington		DNF
1987	Anderstorp	grid 1	2 +12
1987	Brno	grid 8	5 +6
1987	Misano	grid 1	2 +12
1987	Jarama	grid 13	9 +2
1987	Goiânia	grid 5	6 +5
1987	Buenos Aires	grid 8	4 +8
1988	Suzuka	grid 10	DNF
1988	Laguna Seca	grid 11	6 +10
1988	Jarama	grid 12	7 +9
1988	Jerez	grid 2	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 5	5 +11
1988	Nürburgring	grid 5	1 +20
1988	Salzburgring	grid 4	7 +9
1988	Assen	grid 6	4 +13
1988	Spa	grid 16	8 +8
1988	Rijeka	grid 6	5 +11
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 7	6 +10
1988	Donington	grid 2	1 +20
1988	Anderstorp	grid 1	DNF
1988	Brno	grid 6	3 +15
1988	Goiânia	grid 4	DNF
1989	Suzuka	grid 5	3 +15
1989	Phillip Island	grid 3	3 +15
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 2	3 +15
1989	Jerez	grid 1	1 +20
1989	Misano	grid 1	DNF
1989	Hockenheim	grid 6	11 +5
1989	Salzburgring	grid 5	DNF
1989	Rijeka	grid 4	DNF
1989	Assen	grid 5	DNF
1989	Spa		5 +11
1989	Le Mans	grid 5	11 +5
1989	Donington	grid 1	DNF
1989	Anderstorp	grid 2	5 +11
1989	Brno	grid 4	6 +10
1989	Goiânia		1 +20
1990	Suzuka	grid 2	1 +20
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 1	2 +17
1990	Jerez	grid 2	2 +17
1990	Misano	grid 2	DNF
1990	Nürburgring	grid 1	10 +6
1990	Salzburgring	grid 6	1 +20
1990	Rijeka	grid 2	4 +13
1990	Assen	grid 4	DNF
1990	Spa	grid 6	DNF
1990	Le Mans	grid 3	2 +17
1990	Donington	grid 3	1 +20
1990	Anderstorp	grid 4	4 +13
1990	Brno	grid 4	4 +13
1990	Hungaroring	grid 6	4 +13
1990	Phillip Island	grid 3	3 +15
1991	Suzuka	grid 8	1 +20
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 1	1 +20
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 1	1 +20
1991	Jerez	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Misano	grid 2	1 +20
1991	Hockenheim	grid 9	4 +13
1991	Salzburgring	grid 7	5 +11
1991	Jarama	grid 1	1 +20
1991	Assen	grid 3	2 +17
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 5	5 +11
1991	Donington	grid 3	1 +20
1991	Mugello	grid 3	1 +20
1991	Brno	grid 3	3 +15
1991	Le Mans	grid 1	3 +15
1991	Shah Alam	grid 2	1 +20
1992	Suzuka	grid 18	1 +20
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 2	1 +20
1992	Shah Alam	grid 2	1 +20
1992	Jerez	grid 1	4 +10
1992	Mugello	grid 4	1 +20
1992	Catalunya	grid 2	1 +20
1992	Hockenheim	grid 5	4 +10
1992	Assen	grid 4	2 +15
1992	Hungaroring	grid 1	1 +20
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 5	3 +12
1992	Donington	grid 5	4 +10
1992	Interlagos	grid 5	1 +20
1992	Kyalami	grid 3	6 +6

500cc1989–2000

Win rate9.9%

Podium rate29.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.4

827 pts · Poles 8

21 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

1989	Donington	grid 5	8 +8
1989	Anderstorp		Did not start
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 10	8 +8
1993	Shah Alam		Did not start
1993	Jerez	grid 4	5 +11
1993	Salzburgring	grid 9	5 +11
1993	Hockenheim	grid 11	8 +8
1993	Assen	grid 9	7 +9
1993	Catalunya	grid 6	15 +1
1993	Mugello	grid 9	5 +11
1993	Donington	grid 2	1 +25
1993	Brno	grid 4	2 +20
1993	Misano	grid 1	1 +25
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 5	3 +16
1993	Jarama	grid 5	DNF
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 2	2 +20
1994	Shah Alam	grid 2	4 +13
1994	Suzuka	grid 1	4 +13
1994	Jerez	grid 9	DNF
1994	Salzburgring	grid 7	22
1994	Hockenheim		Did not start
1994	Assen	grid 11	9 +7
1994	Mugello	grid 1	2 +20
1994	Le Mans	grid 2	7 +9
1994	Donington	grid 3	3 +16
1994	Brno	grid 1	3 +16
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 3	1 +25
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 3	6 +10
1994	Catalunya	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 3	4 +13
1995	Shah Alam	grid 2	DNF
1995	Suzuka	grid 8	4 +13
1995	Jerez	grid 3	2 +20
1995	Nürburgring	grid 2	2 +20
1995	Mugello	grid 9	12 +4
1995	Assen	grid 9	7 +9
1995	Le Mans	grid 8	2 +20
1995	Donington	grid 3	5 +11
1995	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Rio	grid 2	1 +25
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 1	3 +16
1995	Catalunya	grid 1	DNF
1996	Shah Alam	grid 2	1 +25
1996	Sentul	grid 5	6 +10
1996	Suzuka	grid 12	DNF
1996	Jerez	grid 6	2 +20
1996	Mugello	grid 6	3 +16
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 16	6 +10
1996	Assen	grid 7	DNF
1996	Nürburgring	grid 6	1 +25
1996	Donington	grid 10	9 +7
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 3	4 +13
1996	Brno	grid 5	DNF
1996	Imola	grid 4	6 +10
1996	Catalunya	grid 3	4 +13
1996	Rio	grid 5	6 +10
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 4	7 +9
1997	Shah Alam	grid 5	4 +13
1997	Suzuka	grid 14	11 +5
1997	Jerez	grid 7	11 +5
1997	Mugello	grid 7	2 +20
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 5	3 +16
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 8	DNF
1997	Assen	grid 8	DNF
1997	Imola	grid 8	6 +10
1997	Nürburgring	grid 4	DNF
1997	Rio	grid 2	3 +16
1997	Donington	grid 7	5 +11
1997	Brno	grid 2	2 +20
1997	Catalunya	grid 6	4 +13
1997	Sentul	grid 5	DNF
1997	Phillip Island	grid 6	DNF
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 6	6 +10
1998	Jarama	grid 2	DNF
1998	Assen	grid 7	DNF
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 9	DNF
1999	Sepang	grid 17	DNF
1999	Jerez	grid 15	8 +8
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 6	DNF
1999	Mugello	grid 6	10 +6
1999	Catalunya	grid 14	DNF
1999	Assen	grid 16	Did not start
1999	Sachsenring	grid 3	DNF
1999	Brno	grid 17	Did not start
2000	Sachsenring	grid 16	14 +2
2000	Brno	grid 17	15 +1

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1984–2000 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1984. Of the 87 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
13 races together: ahead 6, behind 7, both out 0
Mick Doohan 5 world titles
72 races together: ahead 16, behind 54, both out 2
Anton Mang 5 world titles
24 races together: ahead 11, behind 13, both out 0
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
28 races together: ahead 14, behind 10, both out 4

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 193 races · 125cc / 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Misano (average P2.2, 7 races)

Interlagos250cc 1avg P1.0

Misano125cc 2 · 250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P2.2

Shah Alam250cc 2 · 500cc 4avg P2.2

Hungaroring250cc 2avg P2.5

Laguna Seca250cc 4 · 500cc 2avg P2.7

Nürburgring125cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 3avg P2.8

Phillip Island250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P3.0

Magny-Cours250cc 1avg P3.0

Anderstorp125cc 2 · 250cc 4avg P3.3

Rio500cc 3avg P3.3

Goiânia250cc 3avg P3.5

Red Bull Ring500cc 2avg P3.5

Donington250cc 6 · 500cc 6avg P3.8

Eastern Creek250cc 2 · 500cc 4avg P3.8

Jerez250cc 6 · 500cc 6avg P3.9

Buenos Aires250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P4.3

Brno250cc 5 · 500cc 6avg P4.4

Rijeka250cc 3avg P4.5

Suzuka250cc 6 · 500cc 4avg P4.8

Mugello125cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 6avg P4.8

Catalunya250cc 1 · 500cc 6avg P5.0

Jarama125cc 3 · 250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P5.3

Hockenheim125cc 2 · 250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P5.7

Imola250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P5.7

Assen125cc 3 · 250cc 6 · 500cc 6avg P6.0

Paul Ricard125cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 4avg P6.0

Sentul500cc 2avg P6.0

Kyalami250cc 1avg P6.0

Spa125cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P6.5

Le Mans250cc 4 · 500cc 2avg P6.7

Silverstone125cc 3avg P6.7

Monza125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.5

Salzburgring125cc 2 · 250cc 5 · 500cc 2avg P10.1

Sachsenring500cc 2avg P14.0

Sepang500cc 1—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

500cc 81 races · 1989–2000

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 2.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 2.8	7 wins / 28 races
Grid 4–6	5.2 → 5.4	1 wins / 23 races
Grid 7–9	8.1 → 7.3	0 wins / 18 races
Grid 10–15	12.1 → 8.8	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 16〜	16.5 → 11.7	0 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Nürburgring (average P1.5, 3 races)

Misano1 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P1.5

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P2.0

Shah Alam4 racesavg P3.0

Rio3 racesavg P3.3

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P3.5

Buenos Aires3 racesavg P4.5

Le Mans2 racesavg P4.5

Brno6 racesavg P4.6

Donington6 racesavg P5.2

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P5.3

Jerez6 racesavg P5.6

Mugello6 racesavg P5.7

Catalunya6 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P6.0

Imola2 racesavg P6.0

Sentul2 racesavg P6.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P6.3

Assen6 racesavg P7.7

Hockenheim1 racesavg P8.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P13.5

Sachsenring2 racesavg P14.0

Jarama2 races—

Phillip Island1 races—

Sepang1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 87 races · 1987–1992

By grid position

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 2.3

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.8 → 2.3	15 wins / 38 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 4.3	4 wins / 29 races
Grid 7–9	7.9 → 4.3	1 wins / 7 races
Grid 10–15	11.7 → 10.0	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	19.0 → 8.0	1 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Misano (average P1.5, 4 races)

Mugello2 racesavg P1.0

Shah Alam2 racesavg P1.0

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P1.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P1.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P1.0

Misano4 racesavg P1.5

Donington6 racesavg P1.8

Jerez6 racesavg P2.2

Hungaroring2 racesavg P2.5

Laguna Seca4 racesavg P3.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P3.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P3.0

Goiânia3 racesavg P3.5

Anderstorp4 racesavg P3.7

Suzuka6 racesavg P3.8

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P4.0

Brno5 racesavg P4.2

Salzburgring5 racesavg P4.3

Rijeka3 racesavg P4.5

Imola1 racesavg P5.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P5.5

Nürburgring2 racesavg P5.5

Jarama3 racesavg P5.7

Assen6 racesavg P5.8

Hockenheim4 racesavg P6.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P6.0

Spa3 racesavg P6.5

Le Mans4 racesavg P7.8

Monza1 racesavg P11.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

125cc 25 races · 1984–1986

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Jarama (average P4.0, 3 races)

Nürburgring2 racesavg P1.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P2.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P2.0

Misano2 racesavg P3.5

Jarama3 racesavg P4.0

Assen3 racesavg P4.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P6.5

Silverstone3 racesavg P6.7

Mugello2 racesavg P7.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P15.5

Spa1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1984–2000 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)135 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 9,355 miles
0.4× around the Earth · 3,327 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 327,828 miles
13.2× around the Earth · at least 29.7 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

96.3%Start rate (180/187)

2Longest run of absences (races)

83Longest run of starts (races)

19.6Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1984 125cc P8 · 27 pts

1985 125cc P17 · 4 pts

1986 125cc P1 · 122 pts

1987 250cc P7 · 63 pts

1988 250cc P6 · 138 pts

1989 250cc P5 · 127 pts

1990 250cc P3 · 184 pts

1991 250cc P1 · 237 pts

1992 250cc P1 · 203 pts

1993 500cc P5 · 145 pts

1994 500cc P2 · 174 pts

1995 500cc P3 · 176 pts

1996 500cc P3 · 168 pts

1997 500cc P6 · 129 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1984–2000 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1984	Misano	grid 2	5 +6
1984	Jarama	grid 3	DNF
1984	Nürburgring	grid 3	2 +12
1984	Paul Ricard	grid 3	12
1984	Assen		DNF
1984	Silverstone	grid 3	6 +5
1984	Anderstorp	grid 3	DNF
1984	Mugello		7 +4
1985	Jarama	grid 1	DNF
1985	Hockenheim	grid 2	DNF
1985	Mugello	grid 2	DNF
1985	Salzburgring		30
1985	Assen	grid 3	7 +4
1985	Spa		Did not start
1985	Silverstone	grid 3	11
1985	Anderstorp		Did not start
1986	Jarama	grid 2	4 +8
1986	Monza	grid 2	4 +8
1986	Nürburgring	grid 1	1 +15
1986	Salzburgring	grid 1	1 +15
1986	Paul Ricard	grid 1	1 +15
1986	Assen	grid 1	1 +15
1986	Spa	grid 1	DNF
1986	Silverstone	grid 2	3 +10
1986	Anderstorp	grid 2	2 +12
1986	Misano	grid 3	2 +12
1986	Hockenheim	grid 2	2 +12